Fort Pierce man wanted for burglary charged with running from police

A Fort Pierce man wanted for burglary was arrested early Monday after a foot chase during which he allegedly hit a city police officer with a club.

Delonger Lee Duhart, 46, who lives in the 300 block of South 23rd Street, was being held without bond Monday in the St. Lucie County Jail, records show.

Officer Michael Frazier was patrolling in the 1200 block of South 12th Street at 12:03 a.m. Monday when he spotted a man riding a bicycle without a light and tried to stop him, according to an arrest report.

According to the report:

Duhart rode away but got off the bike when he hit a curb and then pulled something from his pants Frazier thought was a gun. Frazier drew his weapon and ordered Duhart to drop his. Instead, Duhart ran, leading Frazier through yards until officers handcuffed him in the 1200 block of Kentucky Avenue. Police found burglary tools in Duhart's pocket.

At one point during the chase, Duhart hit Frazier with a black baton.

He was charged with resisting an officer with violence, resisting an officer without violence, aggravated battery on an officer, possession of burglary tools with intent to use, loitering or prowling, failure to appear in a theft case and burglary of an occupied dwelling.